PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B49FD6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.37:1Fails

Black text

8.36:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B49FD6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 180, 159, 214 and its HSL value is 263°, 40%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B49FD6 · #C1D69F

Analogous

#9FA5D6 · #B49FD6 · #D09FD6

Triadic

#B49FD6 · #D6B49F · #9FD6B4

Split complementary

#B49FD6 · #D6D09F · #A5D69F

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